Polo G spent time in Chicago's correctional facilities before getting a major-label contract and viral hits. Still in his late teens, the rapper left jail and began releasing songs and videos while still unsigned and without management. The video for his inspirational and melodic song "Finer Things" was viewed tens of millions of times and helped his 2019 debut, Die a Legend, crack the Top Ten on the Billboard 200. His sophomore album, 2020's The Goat, fared even better, debuting at number two.
Born in 1999 and raised in the rough Cabrini-Green neighborhood of northern Chica...